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                2014 FRA Rail Program Delivery Meeting
    

    
    
          August 4-6, 2014

The Federal Railroad Administration hosts the first FRA Rail Program Delivery Meeting—a three-day conference for grantees, oversight contractors, and staff, focused on rail project implementation. The event also serves to launch the Monitoring and Technical Assistance Contractor (MTAC) Program—FRA’s oversight strategy for high-speed, intercity passenger rail, and freight rail projects.

Below is a list of presentations and handouts given at the event

Complete Agenda

Lightning Talks

Ten talks, 6 minutes each.  Learn about FRA-funded projects in all regions of the country.  Co-presented by Grantees and FRA Regional Managers / Project Managers (RM/PM).  Concise, fast-paced, multiple-speaker format.

1 Northeast Trevor Gibson (FRA)  
	Handout
		Presentation
	2 Northeast Corridor (NEC) Rebecca Reyes Alicea (FRA) and Susan Jurman (MTA Capital Construction)
	Handout
		Presentation
	3 Mid-Atlantic Adam Denton (FRA) and Al Fazio (Amtrak)
	Handout
		Presentation
	4 Southeast Randy Brown (FRA) and Jason Orthner (NCDOT)
	Handout
		Presentation
	5 Midwest Wynne Davis (FRA) and Tim Hoeffner (Michigan DOT)
	Handout
		Presentation
	6 Central Catherine Dobbs (FRA) and Mark Werner (TxDOT)
	Handout
		Presentation
	7 Vehicles Sal DeAngelo (FRA)
	Handout
		Presentation
	8 Southwest Melissa DuMond (FRA) and Bruce Roberts (Caltrans)
	Presentation
	9 Southwest California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) & Transbay  Peter Osborn (FRA), Jeff Morales (CHSRA) and Mark Zabaneh (TJPA)
	Handout CHSRA
		Handout TJPA
		Presentation
	10 Northwest Leo Wetula (FRA)
	Handout
		PresentationDecision-making during Planning, PE, Environmental Review, FD

FRA’s Planning Framework, Kyle Gradinger, Planner
	NEPA and the Planning Process, Michael Johnsen, Environmental Team Lead
	Decision-making During Project Development, Leonard Evans, Chief, Engineering
	California High Speed Rail, Jeff Morales, CEO, California High Speed Rail Authority
	Empire Corridor, Susan Andrews, Director of Rail Projects, NYSDOT
	Chicago – St. Louis Corridor, John Oimoen, Deputy Director, Railroads, IDOTManagement &Technical Capacity and Capability of the Extended Project Team

People Make the Projects:  What FRA looks for in project organizations and team qualifications, Vince Gallagher and John Lehman of Hill Intl.
	AMTRAK’s Organization for Engineering /Construction-  Joseph Rago PE, Deputy Chief Engineer-Capital Construction, Amtrak
	Piedmont Improvement Program, Jason Orthner, Manager of Design and Construction, NCDOT
	Rochester Station, Marie Corrado, Director, Major Projects Office, NYSDOTGenerating Revenue:  Stations, Real Estate, and Capturing Value

Raleigh Union Station, Craig Newton of NCDOT and Roberta Fox, City of Raleigh
	Sacramento Railyards, Gregory Taylor AIA LEED AP, Project Mgr, City Sacramento
	TOD and Generating Revenue,Transbay Transit Center District – Scott Boule, Legislative Affairs and Community Outreach Manager, TJPA
	International Station Experience, Paul Reynolds, Atkins Global
	Amtrak Real Estate Development Facilities Planning Group, Anish Kumar, Architect, Planner, Sr. Director Facilities Planning, AMTRAKRailroad Planning & Operations

Railroad Planning Basics, Richard Cogswell, Sr. Engineer, FRA
	AMTRAK’s Perspective, Drew Galloway, Chief of Corridor Development and Planning, Sr. Operations Planner, AMTRAK
	What intercity passenger rail project sponsors should know about railroad operations, DJ Mitchell II, Asst. Vice President, Passenger Operations, BNSF
	FRA Safety Interface, Dan Knote, Staff Director, Passenger Rail Division, Office of Railroad Safety, FRACost, Schedule, Risk Management Through the Project Life

Cost Management, Reporting, Ronald Anderson, VP, Kal Krishnan Consulting Svc.
	Scheduling 101, Thomas E. Mitchell, PE, Dir. National Construction Consulting Svcs, Urban Engineers
	How we brought our project in on budget and on schedule, Patricia Quinn, Executive Director, Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority
	Risk Assessment – Top-down, Bottom-up?  Understanding the basics, Will Willson, Director Risk Management, Gardiner & Theobald
	Risk Assessment for Transbay,  Mark Zabaneh, Sr. Program Mgr, TJPA
              
      
    
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